The greatest tragedy is not death, but forgetting one's mother tongue.
The more absurd the world becomes, the more necessary it is to create a sense of order.
I think all writing is a campaign against cliche. Not just cliches of the pen but cliches of the mind and cliches of the heart.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.